Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
07/02/2019
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 21/02/2019 23:59
Salary:
£28,221 - £31,401 per annum
Hours per week:
37 hours per week
Job Category:
Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement
Employment Location:
YHN House, Newcastle upon Tyne
Further Information
At YHN our vision is to be ‘First for Housing’. We have bold plans for the future and our people are key to us achieving our goals, so we want to attract the very best.
We manage more than 26,000 homes on behalf of Newcastle City Council and provide a huge range of support services to our customers. From benefits and money advice to providing a repairs and maintenance service and supporting customers with their tenancies, we strive to make living easier.
Our new business strategy, Destination 2022, sets out how we’re going to achieve our vision. The journey to Destination 2022 is guided by our values - Ready, Amazing, Revolutionary, Energetic - we live and breathe them and they shape how we work day to day.
We offer a forward thinking and open environment where our people are empowered to make a difference, coupled with competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits.
These benefits include flexible working, generous annual leave allowance, local government pension scheme and access to extensive learning and development opportunities plus regular support from your manager.
Corporate Accountant (Fixed term for 6 months)
The Role:
Working as part of a small team you will assist in the delivery of financial accountancy services for the YHN Group, providing management reporting information, support treasury management and assisting in the production of the year end financial statements.
As the Corporate Accountant you will be responsible for the successful delivery of processes relating to:
• Budget setting
• Monthly actual reporting and budget monitoring
• Balance sheet accounting
• Consolidation adjustments.
You will also support the Lead Corporate Accountant in financial modelling and business case analysis for the YHN Group.
The Person:
• Professionally qualified to Association of Accounting Technicians or equivalent and working towards professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA)
• Demonstrable experience of financial systems and management reporting, including the principles of consolidation
• Able to interpret, analyse and give financial advice on complex financial information and proposals
• Competent in the use of Excel at an advanced level for the provision of financial management information and its use in a wide variety of documents and reports
• Well organised and motivated, and able to work with business partners.
Most of our full-time vacancies are available on a job share basis, if you want to discuss this option for this vacancy or if you would like to have an informal discussion about the post, please contact Gemma Allison on 0191 278 8631 or email yhnjobs@newcastle.gov.uk
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's, only online applications. To apply, click on the 'Apply for this Job' tab. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your North East Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
YHN is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all groups regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability, age, race, maternity and pregnancy, marriage and civil partnership and gender reassignment.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.